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Heart attack
Aged 82 at the time of his heart attack, medical staff weren’t sure if Victor could cope with open...
Heart valve problems, Rheumatic fever and heart disease
“Life can be good again,” says Ruth, a critical care nurse who learned about the far-reaching ...
Heart valve problems
John thought his mild breathlessness was due to age. But a check-up following a bout of pneumonia ...
John says his recent bypass surgery and valve replacement are not the end of his heart journey, ...
Aortic aneurysm, High blood pressure, Rheumatic fever and heart disease
Shortly before Christmas 2020, Mereana found out she had rheumatic heart disease and needed surgery....
Aortic aneurysm, Aortic dissection, Carer’s story, Heart valve problems
Michelle’s husband Gavin’s heart problems emerged back in 2004 when a whitebaiting trip to ...
Cardiac arrest, Heart valve problems
Kate was visiting her newborn daughter in hospital when she felt pain in her chest and collapsed. ...
Geoff was diagnosed with a leaky mitral valve at 37 years old, which resulted in surgery in 2016. ...
Peter’s journey started as routine knee surgery, but turned into a cardiac arrest and eventually a...
Angina
For someone who doesn’t like to sit still, recovering from open heart surgery posed a particular ...
Angina, Cardiac arrest
Wilson recovered quite quickly after his first heart attack in 1991. But a more serious heart attack...
Atrial fibrillation, Congenital heart disease, Heart valve problems
Graham was at primary school when he first learnt he had a heart murmur, but it was another two ...
